Son, Daughter, Mom, Aunt, Daughter, Sister

Let me hear you say, this shit is bananas

From the Onion

Twitter Creator On Iran: 'I Never Intended For Twitter To Be Useful'
June 24, 2009 Issue 45•26
SAN FRANCISCO—Creator Jack Dorsey was shocked and saddened this week after learning that his social networking device, Twitter, was being used to disseminate pertinent and timely information during the recent civil unrest in Iran. "Twitter was intended to be a way for vacant, self-absorbed egotists to share their most banal and idiotic thoughts with anyone pathetic enough to read them," said a visibly confused Dorsey, claiming that Twitter is at its most powerful when it makes an already attention-starved populace even more needy for constant affirmation. "When I heard how Iranians were using my beloved creation for their own means—such as organizing a political movement and informing the outside world of the actions of a repressive regime—I couldn't believe they'd ruined something so beautiful, simple, and absolutely pointless." Dorsey said he is already working on a new website that will be so mind-numbingly useless that Iranians will not even be able to figure out how to operate it.

and I say it`s all right

Ola! Have been doing some fun stuff lately. Camping, hot air ballooning, taking photos. Took this week off work. My ONLY week all summer and it's rained every.single.day. Yay!

Together they would travel, on a boat with billowed sail

I was reading my kids the first book in the Harry Potter series tonight. The one that introduces Harry & explains how his parents died, and how mean his aunt & uncle are to them. William suddenly asked me "Mommy, who loves Harry?" Of course, at this point in the story, that is the horror that he instinctively understood. NO-one loves Harry. I explained that his parents did but that they died. This line of conversation evolved into the kids asking me if they would move out when they got older, if i would get old, how old will they be when i die, and the next thing I knew all three of them were crying which of course got me crying. It was so BLOODY sad. It tore my heart out. Maybe it's the first time i realized how much my kids love me too. The thought of us not all being together someday ripped my heart out. I have thought about it many times but i think this is the first time they have, or at least the first time they've voiced their fears. Anyway, i got myself together & explained in a cheerful voice that they wouldn't grow up for a long time & we'd do lots more fun stuff together and tried to keep the fear at bay. Theirs and mine. They all kissed and hugged me and held on to me for much longer than usual before being tucked into bed.

It's rainy here. Rained all day & all night so far.

Hey guys,
thanks for the well wishes for my friend. He just had surgery & they had to remove his meniscus as it was bent backwards. I'll let you google that. (: He has a long road ahead of physio etc...but all things considered he's doing pretty well.
Most of our frineds got married in their mid to late twenties, babies started at about 27. Now here we are 10 years later, and it's starting all over again. The guys are such late bloomers, i love it. Jon is eloping with his gf to Europe, Stu & his gf just moved in together, Anna just had her first baby, Carl & his wife are expecting their first. And these are not the divorced set! It's so fun to be part of all this stuff again.
It's a long weekend here. So glorious. Gardening, spring cleaning, gym time, fireworks, family visits, beers, fairs. I love Spring.
I have two photography classes a week now, 3 hours each after work. Ugh city. I'll try to post some stuff soon.
Toodles.

No I will never ever lose affection, for people and things that went before

One of our best friends was in a car accident a few days ago. Oncoming car swerved into his lane on a highway & smashed into his vehicle head-on. He has a head injury, facial lacerations, is on a respirator, and both legs are crushed. Thankfully though, the head injury doesn't appear severe and he is coherent and responsive.
We've been friends since high school. He was the best man at our wedding and my husband was the best man at his. Our little girl was their flower girl.They have three small children and own a restaurant where he works 60 hour weeks. This is a brutal hardship for them.
Our friends are amazing and six of us travelled up to see him this morning. He smiled and talked a bit. I really, really love my friends. Life is made so much more joyful, (or some days bearable) because of them. I must make time to say yes more often. Life is fleeting.

They try and copy my swagger

Whilst at the drugstore, I inadvertently sprayed myself with men's cologne and am totally turned on.

Took the fam to see disney's earth. Beautiful images. There is some footage of a shark that is hard core.

Thinking of registering and starting up a photography business. Any good name ideas?